Winter 2011/12!
Newsletter No. 121 |
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Thank you from Medicare!
The Christmas food parcels so many of you provided are being delivered. You cannot imagine the joy we get, packing so many lovely boxes wrapped with love and care and filled with such important food. Already we have e mails of gratitude from colleagues in Romania. Dr Judit Finna said: "You sent us again lots of goods exactly when the winter starts with fog & poverty. Thanks for everybody who are working for us." She is organising the Medicare Christmas party for December 16th for all the elderly they can manage to get to the church. It is the highlight of the year for so many of these lonely and sick people, many of whom haven't any pension, no food in the house and often live in a mud brick house without any heating or water. The food you send is so important, and shows them someone cares.
(Photo) Homecare nurse Nandor with housebound patient |
Brincovenesti Centre for the Disabled!
Over the years we have been able to help a little in the transformation of this mediaeval castle where 380 mentally & physically handicapped adults and children were kept in cages by the old regime up to 1990. Most were abandoned because of their disabilities or are from broken homes. Now there are 3 modern units and the aim is to improve the quality of life with physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, medical treatment, occupational therapy, music, art & craft, gardening, carpentry, outings and camps. 4 of the workshops provide protected jobs, and all the time new avenues for rehabilitation are found to assist the people into a more normal life, to provide education and fun. All the projects we support aim to become self sufficient, and Brincovenesti is no exception. Dr Denes has started a rabbit farm, to provide food and employment for some of the patients. A new one for JOY!
(Photo) Enjoying making something beautiful |
Elisabet Homes for abandoned children!
 Father Paul writes: "Thank you for your kindness to taking care of our 38 children. From October we have 2 more: Luisa who is 4 and her sister who is 7. The farm is functioning well, and the children work there and like it. They love taking care of the animals and feel useful. Everyone has a job which can be done only by them. God bless you and all those who help you." As the weather is hard frost, minus 10 and dropping the children will not be working outside now! We sent lots of food, warm clothes and winter boots, and money for the heating, as well as some nice things for Christmas on the special Christmas truck.
(Photo) Shows a couple of the young people who benefit from the work of the Home |
Rheumcare!
 The rehabilitation centre is working at full stretch; Marinela e mailed: "We are very busy and work hard. Since the beginning of June we offered free treatment for 1,700 patients, a thing that we are very proud. We have a lot of help from students. Our programme starts at 06.00 and ends at 20.00. As you expect we wait for Christmas and the holidays. This year we will have a short vacation: December 23 - Jan 3rd because of the great number of patients."
(Photo) Shows a stroke patient unable to speak, but able to communicate via computer to his great joy |
Clever Hands!
Unfortunately we cannot have the building we have prayed for at the lovely village of Somosd as the conditions were untenable. The mayor insists amongst other things that the project should not get any help from local government (where the disabled living support comes from). Please pray for the situation; our friends are meeting with an architect to find the most economical way of building on some land given them at the village of Ernei. God willing they hope to start building in late Spring and are trusting God for the funding. The need is urgent as the carers/parents of 10 of the fellowship are now finding it increasingly difficult to cope - through illness and increasing frailty.
* God bless and keep you all this Christmas *
(Photo) Gathering winter fuel at Brincovenestri
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Give thanks:
Donations to the special fund set up enabled us to send £2,000 to TEARFUND for their work feeding and helping victims of the East Africa Famine.
Your prayers and donations enable us to support our wonderful Romanian colleagues who are battling sickness and poverty.
For all that has been achieved with God's help in the last year.
Please pray:
For the possibility of sheltered housing for Clever Hands, and for the funding.
For health and strength for all our Romanian colleagues as snow and ice make their work is harder, and as the temperature drops more people need their help, who can survive when the weather is kinder.
For our decisions for the year ahead. |
